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Days 11 and 12: Pisa, Florence and Rome
... so we stayed in while Tom and Mom went to the Uffizi and Dad went to a market. We all went out to a dinner that was FANTASTIC, and possibly had too much wine. Afterward, Tom bought some Absinthe for a party back at our place, and we all drank and played music and sang and had so much fun! We laughed a whole lot! Today, we spent most of the day in transit from Florence to Rome, with a 1-hour train delay to boot. But when we got in, Julie and ...
From Venice to Florance
... our hotel, checked-in, and then walked back to the Duomo to listen to Rick Steve’s Renaissance Walk audio tour. We heard about the Duomo and its magnificent dome (they built the cathedral with a hole in its roof, before the technology for building domes was available) and the nearby Baptistery with its tediously carved bronze doors. We also heard about gelato (apparently Florence has the best gelato in ...
Every School Day Is A Field Trip
... by Leonardo da Vinci. It was very neat to see his sketches and his notes on them that he wrote in mirror image (the only way you could read them is by holding a mirror up to the text). The purpose of having some of his drawings there was to compare the styles and techniques employed by each artist. It was an interesting visit.
After that, I had a short break before heading to my Italian class. We also met at the church of Santa Croce but for a different reason. We visited ...
Hanging with Galileo, Michelangelo & Stefan
... more on that in the post for Rome.
We spent our second night in Florence in the actual town so that we could try the famous Florentine steak. They come in 1kg + servings! I shared a 1.2kg steak with 2 girls from the tour and that was plenty! See the picture below...
After dinner we had a bit of free time before we had to make our way back to the coach for a 9pm departure back to camp. We ventured to a leather store where we met ...
Tacky Tourist Necessary....
... note: annoying requests from tuk tuk drivers in Asia has been replaced by people trying to sell you umbrellas every time it rains. That never gets old – especially when asked every block.
Although our time in Florence was short (and sickly) we enjoyed it. Quite a beauty of a city. We are now on a train to Venice to spend 4 nights with Lauren’s family…can’t wait!
Ciao!
Andy Mac + L Michelle ...
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